One of the distinct advantages of the Palm Treo 650 smartphone (and also the Treo 700w) is the wireless connectivity. Since fast, always-on unlimited wireless data plans available from most carriers at (almost) reasonable prices, it makes sense to make use of more and more online applications. With a little bit of effort, these online applications could even supplement or displace the Palm OS applications you have on your Treo.

Jeff Kirvin discusses this approach in the TreoCentral Discussion Forums. With online services, he manages to keep the memory usage of his Treo 650 to just a little over 50%. Yet by using Sharklinks, he has 88 applications on his launcher. Jeff recommends several web-based applications to replace Palm OS based ones. He provides a good list of applications that he uses, for example : Bloglines in place of Quicknews, Gmail Mobile in place of Versamail.

So if you are already subscribed to an unlimited data plan, this could be a great way to maximize your return on investment.

Palm Treo 650 Smartphone

If you ever need to change the screen on your Palm Treo 650 smartphone, then watch this first. This 14-minute instructional video on YouTube shows you how to do it step-by-step. You could save US$100 if you buy the parts on eBay doing it yourself – if you’re brave enough!

This would be ideal for out-of-warranty Treos.

Palm Treo 650 Smartphone

The Palm Treo 650 smartphone was introduced around a year ago, and the first crop of units should be reaching out of warranty status by now. If anything should happen to your Treo 650′s precious screen and you can’t get it replaced by Palm, there’s now an alternative option. PDAparts have been around for a while, and they have an extensive selection of spare parts for dozens of PDAs. They now offer a Palm Treo 650 complete replacement screen(Includes LCD & Digitizer).

If you’re not confident of doing the replacement yourself, don’t fret – PDAparts can recommend to you a suitable third-party repair service.

Palm Treo 650 Smartphone

Macs and Treo attract a certain type of people – those who like their devices to “just work” and a rebelliousness against “The Dark Side” i.e., Windows and PPC. However, it’s not always straightforward to get the most of your Mac and Treo together. Palm has a site specifically targeted towards Mac users using Palm devices.

Ximian developer J.B. Zimmerman talks about his frustrations in trying to connect his Treo with his Powerbook. If you are facing similar difficulty, check out his post to find out the steps he took to solve the problem.

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At Treo Today we believe that the Treo 650 is the best smartphone you can buy today. But don’t just take our word for it! Here’s a baker’s dozen (ie 13) reviews of the Treo 650.

SPUG
The Gadgeteer
CNET
The Register
BargainPDA
Gizmodo
Brighthand
Mytreo
Mobiledia
Mobile Tracker
Palminfocenter
PC Magazine
Mobile Tech Review

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